A field trial of suppression of Aedes aegypti population by releasing sterile males into a domestic population

Parassitologia. 1977 Jan-Aug;19(1-2):73-8.

Abstract

After release of an average of 1260 sterile male each day for a period of sixty two days, the average fertility of Aedas aegypti population remained above 50% in Ererwani village. It is concluded that the irradiated sterile males may not be suitable as a control measure, despite the fact that irradiation was carried out in nitrogen atmosphere.

MeSH terms

  • Aedes*
  • Animals
  • Heterozygote
  • Kenya
  • Mosquito Control / methods*
  • Pest Control, Biological / methods*
  • Translocation, Genetic